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1. A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees.
4. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
10. A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. Type genus of the Sialidae.
15. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
16. Having leadership guidance.
17. Any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors.
18. American prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942).
19. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
21. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods.
22. An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
24. A globular water bottle used in Asia.
27. Any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
30. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
31. A genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders.
33. Being ten more than one hundred ninety.
34. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling).
39. Unknown god.
41. A master's degree in business.
42. An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
43. Great coolness and composure under strain.
48. Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
49. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
56. (Babylonian) A demigod or first man.
57. One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping.
60. An agenda of things to do.
62. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
63. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
64. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
65. A light touch or stroke.
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1. A master's degree in library science.
2. A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work.
3. English monk and scholar (672-735).
4. The sign language used in the United States.
5. Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers.
6. An unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman.
7. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
8. Being two more than fifty.
9. Wild ginger.
10. A cloth having a crisscross design.
11. A republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
12. One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam.
20. Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast.
23. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
25. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
26. (India) Absolutely first class and genuine.
28. Antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections.
29. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
32. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
35. A primeval personification of air and breath.
36. A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.
37. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
40. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
44. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
45. Greek mythology.
46. The cry made by sheep.
47. Any plant of the genus Erica.
50. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
51. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
52. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
53. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a mosque.
54. A small cake leavened with yeast.
55. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
58. A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
59. An informal term for a father.
61. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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